The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-20
Washington News Items.

The statistical report OF the department
OF agricultural makes an increase Of only
half OF 1 per cen in the condition OF corn,
The controller OF the currency has issued
a call for reports Of the condition of al
national banks at the close of business
Oct. S.
Gen. Michael r. Morgan has been trans
ferred from the division OF the Pacific to
that OF the Atlantic with headquarters in
Boston.
The treasury department failed to secure
the $14, 0O0, 600 OF bonds in the time
specified by it's circular, lacking over
$500, 600.
Secretary Lamar renders several deci
sions OF Importance to the Omaha and
Wisconsin Central railroads. The former
gains considerable land in Wisconsin.
The secretary OF 1.-THE interior has granted
the Northern Pacific railroad a rehearine
on the question of it's right to indemnity
lands in Minnesota. 1t will be heard on
the 26th inst.
Postofice established: Minnesota: Shell
Lake, Becker county. Postmasters com.
Observation-Disclosures; Esterly, IL. O'Toole.
Minnesota: Trosky, w. S. Wheeler.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed. Min.
nesota: Lamberton, R. Morton.
The secretary Of the interior denied the
application OF the Wisconsin Central rail-
road, through it's attorneys, w. K. Men.
denhall and Judge Pinney, for q suspen-
sion OF the order OF revocation of the
withdrawal OF it's indemnity lands. He
says that no suspension has been made in
the Ease OF any roa except the Chicago,
St. Paul, minneapolis & Omaha.
1t is rumored at the interior department
h a Secretary Lamar had agreed to give
the Northern Pacific railroad a second
hearing upou the question OF the existance
ed that the secretary is not entirely salts
fed with the construction given the reso-
luton OF May 80, 1870, by his law officers,
and will hear the case himself concerning
the matter.
Acting indian Commissioner Upshaw
awarded the following contracts for Indian
supplies: To John Sisson Of Chamberlain,
Dak., for 165, 900 pounds OF flour for the
Yankton agency at $3.50 per hundred, and
for 1OO, 900 pounds OF flour for the Chey.
enne agency at $1.S5 per hundred; to A.
Reyes OF Yankton, Oak, for 1900 o
pounds OF -four for the Cheyenne river
F., agency at $2.14 per hundred.
Before leaving the city on his western trip
President Cleveland rendered the position
OF first assistant secretary of state tc
Judge E. D. White OF Louisiana. Judge
White WAS a candidate for the vacant chic.
justiceship OF the supreme court, and
brought to the president most powerful
backing. The president was favorably i'm
pressed with him. and being unable tc
place him on the bench, rendered him thu
vacant place in the state department
Judge White declined.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Wisconsin: Widow OF NJ. stinzi
Caryville; minors OF NJ. .Stinzi. Caryville
original, D. Caulkins, Newton; NJ. V. Ell
lott, Greenbush; r. Leroy, Omro; j
Myers, Boscobel; G. Coombs, Waukesha
T.. Kelley, Madison; C. w. Wingel, Eat
Claire; G. Horsew, Black River Falls; D.
Blubaugh, Gratiot; E. Michael, Brown
! nesota: Widow of A.. c. Leavitt, Tracy
; Original: A. Peterson, Saltwater; e. Kin
yon, Racine; s. Sweeney, Gravelyine: J. w
/ Eaton, Minneapolis; D. A s. Britts, Fair
haven; A: Frier, Lake Park; J. l.. Fergu'
son, Hinckley.
The following pensions have been grant.
; cd: Wisconsin,: Widow of s.. HI. Hamp
ton, Beaver Dam; widow OF F. Ho ward
Durand. Original-P. Watkins, Oshkosh
w. A. Prentice, Clayton; b. o. Palmer
Fairchild; 8. II. Hampton (deceased)
Beaver Dam; r. Fox, GAINESVILLE; P. =
Fisher, Kilbourne City; A. Smith, Neills
vile; F. Howard l~deceased), Durand; j.
! Montague, Delton; A. j. Willard, Blacl
River Falls; G. G. Wilds, La Crosse. Mime
sofa: J.. A. Schoen, Freeborn; j. C. Skel
ton, st. Peter; A. s. Pierce, Rnshford; r
| Kamp, Henderson,; j. Larson, jLamberson
w. III. Brown, st. Paul; r. Hulm, St. Cloud
Dakota: William Slough, Pierre.